Canton is a city located in Madison County Mississippi. Canton has a 2020 population of 11,797. It is also the county seat of Madison County. Canton is currently declining at a rate of -0.83% annually and its population has decreased by -1.85% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 12,019 in 2010.
The average household income in Canton is $48,251 with a poverty rate of 29.75%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $791 per month, and the median house value is $106,300. The median age in Canton is 33.7 years, 32 years for males, and 36.1 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Cantonwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 2,776 | 23.24% |
Black or African American | 8,686 | 72.73% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 37 | 0.31% |
Asian | 38 | 0.32% |
Some Other Race | 191 | 1.60% |
Two or More Races | 215 | 1.80% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 4,940 | 2.25 | 39.9 |
Married | 1,155 | 2.68 | 59.1 |
Male | 273 | 3.03 | 44.3 |
Female | 1,229 | 3.9 | 31.7 |
Non Family | 2,283 | 1.05 | 34.1 |
3.14
Average Family Size
2.25
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 366 | 4.54% |
9th to 12th Grade | 1,417 | 17.59% |
High School Graduate | 2,294 | 28.48% |
Some College | 1,608 | 19.96% |
Associates Degree | 703 | 8.73% |
Bachelors Degree | 872 | 10.82% |
Graduate Degree | 796 | 9.88% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 2,038 | 1,892 | 754 |
Asian | 31 | 31 | 7 |
Black | 5,700 | 4,158 | 884 |
Hispanic | 238 | 169 | 23 |
2+ Races | 35 | 22 | |
Native American | 25 | 8 | |
Other Race | 62 | 12 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 37.00%.
$27,248
Average Earnings
$32,299
Average Male
$24,560
Average Female
94.49% of Canton residents speak only English, while 5.51% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 4.34% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Multiple | 203 | 203 | 100.00% |
Asian | 31 | 16 | 51.61% |
Hispanic | 694 | 296 | 42.65% |
Black | 8,190 | 2,660 | 32.48% |
White | 2,112 | 207 | 9.80% |
Other | NaN% |
29.75%
Overall Poverty Rate
30.06%
Male Poverty Rate
29.47%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Canton is Multiple, with 100.00% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Canton is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 9.23%. Among those working part-time, it was 22.00%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 41.18%.
28.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
35.2%
Male Marriage Rate
22.5%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 115 | 4.82% |
Black | 180 | 2.80% |
Hispanic | 14 | 4.90% |
6.64%
Veteran Poverty Rate
30.07%
Veteran Disability Rate
56.9%
Labor Force Participation
54.1%
Employment Rate
4.6%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
86.34%
Born in Canton
96.76%
Native Born
3.24%
Foreign Born
2.46%
Non Citizen
0.78%
Naturalized
96.76% of Canton residents were born in the United States, with 86.34% having been born in Mississippi. 2.46% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1900 | 3,404 | 0.00% | |
1910 | 3,929 | 525 | 1.44% |
1920 | 3,252 | -677 | -1.87% |
1930 | 4,725 | 1,473 | 3.81% |
1940 | 6,011 | 1,286 | 2.44% |
1950 | 7,048 | 1,037 | 1.60% |
1960 | 9,707 | 2,659 | 3.25% |
1970 | 10,503 | 796 | 0.79% |
1980 | 11,116 | 613 | 0.57% |
1990 | 10,062 | -1,054 | -0.99% |
2000 | 12,911 | 2,849 | 2.52% |
2010 | 12,019 | -892 | -0.71% |
2011 | 12,006 | -13 | -0.11% |
2012 | 11,980 | -26 | -0.22% |
2013 | 11,955 | -25 | -0.21% |
2014 | 12,406 | 451 | 3.77% |
2015 | 12,344 | -62 | -0.50% |
2016 | 12,294 | -50 | -0.41% |
2017 | 12,178 | -116 | -0.94% |
2018 | 12,193 | 15 | 0.12% |
2019 | 12,094 | -99 | -0.81% |
2020 | 11,995 | -99 | -0.82% |
2021 | 11,896 | -99 | -0.83% |
2022 | 11,797 | -99 | -0.83% |